Betrothal

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  • noun. The act of betrothing or the fact of being betrothed.
  • noun. A mutual promise to marry; an engagement.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of betrothing; betrothment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a mutual promise to marry
  • noun. the act of becoming betrothed or engaged
  • Word Usage
    "And you have been loth to part with her, even in betrothal ...."
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